Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-03-16

they were frozen stiff and tight
to the ground beneath them. The inference
was obvious that the body had lain in the
same place for weeks, n owing to the
fact that a bitters bottle. containing a few
dregs OF it's original contents-among his
last purchases in Butte-was in the de.
ceased's hands, the conclusion is unavoid-
able that the poor old fellow had died OF
exposure before he could reach his cabin.
One of the men Immediately returned to
Butte and hunted up Judge Mediation.
who is Acting Coroner during DR.. Amsden's
absence, and found him on the point of
departure to attend the funeral of Judge
Lippincott's child, buried yesterday
afternoon. Judge Mediation went out on
from the funeral, at about 8 O'Clock.
expecting to find there the men and
wagon which the man who notified
him. assured him he would find
there. But they had got tired
OF waiting at the extra delay
and came back to town. The Judge viewed
the remains, however, and made an inef-
fectual effort to procure a wagon in the
neighborhood. He had to return to town
and had left orders at a livery stable to
send a conveyance out after the remains
when the men he had been looking for
passed him on the street. He accordingly
countermanded the order to the livery
stable n sent the men who had made the
discovery to bring in poor Savage's re-
mains. This was accordingly done, and at
$50 O'Clock the body wal taken to Pet
tits rooms and the inquest ordered for 3
O'Clock last evening. The cause of this
haste is obvious. Although the frozen re-
mains could lie on a mountain side unim-
paired, yet when brought within the thaw-
ing influence ola warmroomd decomposition
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tentative but to hold the inquest last night
and bury the remains to-day.
Accordingly at 8 O'Clock last evening the
inquest was held at Pettit's undertaking
loom by Acting Coroner McHatton, who
impanelled the following jury of inquest:
w. V. Lawlor, James ID. Brown, Joseph
Borren, Thos. Cody, George Robinson and
B. Petit. The witnesses were the men
who had discovered the remains as stated.
Their evidence was soon given and a YER
dict rendered in the following words:
Territory of Montana. County of Silver
Bow, S.: An inquisition holden at Butte
City, in the County of Silver Bow, on the
18th day of March, 1887, before me, j. j.
Mediation, Justice of the Peace, Acting
Coroner OF said County, upon the body of
Charles Savage, there lying dead, by the
jurors whose names are hereunto sub
scribed. the said jurors upon their oaths
do say that said person came to his death
by natural causes and exposure.
Nothing was found on his person but a
couple Of keys and some papers Of no con-
sequence.
Charley Savage had a great many ups
and downs. He made lots of money. but
he wasn't gifted with the rare capacity OF
holding on to what he made. There are
thousands like him scattered all over this
great West, who have been worth thou
sands time and again, and who, like him,
die lonely deaths in poor surroundings,
leaving little or nothing behind them.
He was one OF the pioneers and founders
of Butte. He was the original locator of
the alleged Smoke House Lode which has
been the cause Of SO much expensive liti.
cation. He and old DR.. Ford, the first
Postmaster OF Butte, prospected here
abouts nearly twenty years ago for copper
ore. He was one of the locstors of Self
Rising Lode, and he sold out his interest
in this now valuable claim to the Colorado
Smelling Company for $4,000. He was
the first butcher in this town.. In 1865 or
1866 he owned the property on
which the Pacific Express Company
and Henry Nickel's butcher shop now
stand. He did a good business and his
word was good for all he wanted. But he
had ''spells" during which his trade fell away
and the labor of years was dissipated in no
time. Still his honor stood high and was
never impeached. He was not the first
man, nor will he be the last, OF whom it can
be said with sadness that he was nobody's
enemy but his own What he spent was
his .wn, honestly made. which is more,
likely, than can be said Of hundreds among
whom he spent it. He was the means of
making many others rich. He had no idea
OF the value of money, still when trading
n 9 - hrn%ohor hn n0r1l Ooror ~ n Unlimited
credit. Three years ago he opened a butcher
shop ON East Park street opposite Fred
Scheuer and was successful there, but his
old failing overcame him and he quit.
As already stated, he was a man OF most
generous Instincts. An instance was men.
toned in the reporters hearing where he
gave away a lot with the house he had
built "n it to a young friend beginning q
ried life. He had hosts of friends In this
city, but he was a singular man and bis
habits being known no apprehension was
felt that anything had gone wrong with
him. Consequently the news of his having
lain dead on the ground, frozen. outside his
cabin will shock their better feelings and
should prompt them to atone for neglect
in not having made inquiries about his well
fare long ago.
The remains will he buried from Pettit's
undertaking rooms this afternoon at2. No
means to defray the expenses were found
on his person. Unless some OF his old
friends step to the front bright and early
to-day old Charley Savage will fill a pau
per's grave. The mere intimation of this
fact ought to be, and, we trust, will be
enough t. bring his many warm, old friends
to the front, and a purse ought to be con-
tributed the first thing this morning to
prevent the shame that would otherwise
rest on the community. II is also hoped
that there will be such a representative
gathering of the old citizens, friends OF the
deceased, and others, al the due and proper
need of respect to one who, whatever his
faults and shortcomings, was an honest
and d pioneer and one OF the founders
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